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  • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16 2006 3:00 PM

Ryan Adams Produces Willie Nelson

One time, I got to hang out with Ryan Adams. Hanging out is a strong term, I was present while he was hanging out with a group of people. I don't think Ryan Adams could pick me out of a line-up of frogs and cats as a face he'd been introduced to. But I got this amazing impression of Ryan as someone who is both incredibly insecure beyond measure, and also absurdly confident. Like he was constantly battling with the question, "Who is Ryan Adams?" as other people pose it, and more than super humanly positive that he was the only one who was gonna answer that question.

Well, he's got an answer for the next little while. If I was Ryan Adams, I'd introduce myself like this, "Hi, I'm Ryan Adams. Perhaps you've heard of me? I'm Willie Nelson's motherfucking producer."

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Today, Billboard announced that Ryan took care of production duties on Willie Nelson's forthcoming LP Songbird. The album is due this Halloween, which will probably spark a few Willie Nelson / Ryan Adams his 'n hers costumes.

This also means that Ryan has probably gotten to smoke weed with Willie Nelson, which is probably on most rockstars' things to do before you die list, right after date Winona Ryder.

With Ryan at the helm of the Songbird ship it was only natural that the Cardinals provided accompaniment for Mr. Nelson.

Here is the tracklist:


"Rainy Day Blues"
"Songbird"
"Blue Hotel"
"Back to Earth"
"Stella Blue"
"Hallelujah"
"$1000 Wedding"
'We Don't Run"
"Yours Love"
"Sad Songs & Waltzes"
"Amazing Grace"


You can catch Willie on tour:


Aug 16 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center *
Aug 17 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
Aug 18 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre *
Aug 19 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center *
Aug 20 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion *
Aug 22 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion *
Aug 23 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre *
Aug 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion *
Aug 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion *
Aug 30 - Lemoore, CA - Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino *
Aug 31 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
Sep 01 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor
Sep 03 - Morrison, CO - Red Rock Amphitheater
Sep 04 - Park City, UT - Deer Valley
Sep 07 - Laughlin, NV - Flamingo Hilton
Sep 08 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Sep 09 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Sep 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Sep 30 - Camden, NJ - Farm Aid 2006
* with John Fogerty

 
Comments
Syntimate

Syntimate

San Diego, CA
August 2006

AUG 16, 2006 03:12 PM

im an aspiring musician and your right i smoking weed with willie is on my to do list
now if i hadnt forgotten where it was damn weed
but dating wynona ryder
is more of a not to do thing
she scares me
in a very scary way
like oprah taking way too many diet pills and feeding on the flesh of small childeren
i think that happened or i was out of it

Stitchy

Stitchy

Pacifica, CA
May 2004

AUG 16, 2006 03:34 PM

..."right after date winona".... confused damn dude. that's like... along time ago. what about L Lo ... tongue

ryan-n-willie
zoom image
rock on...



p.s. he also produced jesse malin's album The Fine Art of Self Destruction. it's amazing.

jason

jason

USA
August 2002

AUG 16, 2006 03:44 PM

Syntimate said:
but dating wynona ryder
is more of a not to do thing


too late for ryan adams.

ChazStrummer

ChazStrummer

Cedartown, GA
OLD SKOOL

AUG 16, 2006 04:04 PM

I'd definitely be interested in hearing that cd.

SeekBliss

SeekBliss

Richmond, VA
March 2006

AUG 16, 2006 05:56 PM

He looks like a ghetto Harry Potter.

Ryan Adams is the fucking shit.

MS

MS

Glendale, AZ
March 2003

AUG 16, 2006 06:13 PM

This is going to be an amazing album. I love Willie and Ryan Adams is fucking sick. Can't wait.

LadyMuse

LadyMuse

I'm lost
May 2006

AUG 16, 2006 06:22 PM

Ryan Adams is a genius, and I cant wait to hear the magic those two made together.